Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
PITH AND POINT.

A man who gave hlihSch away
said IA be anxious TO take 1t all bacK'-
LoveU Citizen.
Alb lity and genius may command INC
chin If life. hut luck holds the tiller.-
Whitehall Times.
Don't be mulish. Never kick simply
because people talk behind youi back
-Wmnipeg StHings.
Sleepy eastern towns had better sehn
delegations out TO see what western
energy is likes. Paul Globe
1t is not enough to make virtue OF
necessity. You should make neces-
sity of virtue. - Washington Hdtche''
A girl may be like sugar for two
reasons. She may be sweet and she
NAV be full Of grit.-Burl'a9toH free
freSS.
Frogs should pool their issues that
they may not be thrown on the mar
ket all at one time. -NeV orleans re-
ayttne
The Mobile Item says: 1.-The Graves
of Household will appear next week
Cremation cannot come too soon
NetO orleans Picayune.
A valuable package has been lett at
this Office for the Manitoba wave
which it may have by calling at once III
person. - Chicago Times.
Hered tary govt is most unjust DIS
ease. The father has had all the fun
and the son catches most OF the pam.
Nom Orleans IicdVhne.
: 1t is so hot down in New Jersey that
farmers are doing their haying by moon
light. They use Jersey lightning on
; dark nights. Burlington Free Press.
There may be more beautiful crea-
? lures than Baltimore girls dressed in
. their immaculate togs, but they do not
t live in this world. baltimore An'eTt-
cdn.
Don't call very large, strong, sim
envy man prevaricator If you are
sure he is prevaricator hire another
t man to break the news to him. --lr1S@
Times.
g Someone thinks excessive chewing,
), both of gum and tobacco, is because
n America is free country where all do
G pretty much as they chews. - FtcbS6urg
Herald.
J. Il hear that there is an Amer can
5 college at Rome" observed Mrs. Trip
d per lis there?" replied Tripper,
1T how does its base bah club stand?'--
II It'd BITS.
II Kentucky liquor men have decided to
q limit the output OF whisky. What our
q temperance friends want is TO limit the
% input as well as the output .-Aew
"a York Tribune.
sr A balloon is like boom. 1t initiates
d easily, rises very high and nobody Is
W hurt until it comes down, and then it
le wrecks alike the just and the unjust. -
as PHILADELPHIA Call
~ why do not women get bald?' asks
N an exchange 1t seems to us that any
M one ought to be able to answer that
70 It's because they don't have wives'-
r; Yonkers Statesman.
s, Chicago man (to friend)--Do you
II suppose Robinson would lend me 500!
L Friend-Well, dunno. Now is good
On time TO ask him for it; he's just got
he divorce from his wife. -Drdke's Nag
NC dztue.
is Ye editor hereby returns thanks TO
one Of Elba's fair ones for delightful
treat to a delicious watermelon. The
melon was only excelled in sweetnes:
re by the smiles of the fair donor. --EtOC
(Ga) Ne,cS.
a.. NJ
he like aubut city foLks-they be either 81
stuck up that yer can't reach EN- wit
haystack pole, or so blamed friendl,
he they forget to pay their board. y %
Detroit Free Press.
Tor "Women are unreasonable crea
OF lures" observed Brown, as he ordere'
In another round for the boys. Now
there my wife. Before we were mar
hu- red. when l went TO see her. she a
ways thought it vas too early for IN
'ay TO 90 home and now | can't 90 HON
We early enough to suit her. v Chicag
Mail.
ro- An old deacon was asked the othe
day: How do you Ike your new pas
on tori" First rate" he replied. 'e'
ear cept in one thing" Whats that?
1T is this" continued the deacon
Who 1.-THE Lord never made him to tell joke
lew and vet he insists on telling them
are never like to laugh when l don't wal
to laugh. and yet have to do it co
ows stantly, just to save the pastors fee
ings." -Richmoad Religious Herald.
the Have you something fine in the W.
of cigars?' said young man to Ha
ally lor dealer ~ generally buy nv ,
CARS at the Hoffman House, but
our wasn't able to get down there to-day
Il am getting good many of the Ho
oe man House customers lately, SIR" !
see piled the dealer deferentially. mo